Pace Yourself
In best-selling novels, the perfect pace runs at 10% intervals. Humans experience life to the fullest when pacing their ups and downs occur to at this 10% interval rate.
Start with a positive.
Wake up and do something joyful and exhilarating that you love. This provides your up.
Switch to a negative.
After you feel refueled with your fun, joy-filled activity, move onto a task you need to complete, but find less pleasant.
Whether it’s work, chores, or calling someone you don’t like, this task will reset your reward system to enjoy your next fun-filled task.
Reward yourself with joy.
Continue the cycle of 10% interval ups and downs by rewarding yourself for completing the more boring, less joy-filled task.
Refill your metaphorical cup by doing something you love.
